Final Paper in Comfort Theory Ruben Perez NGR 5110 July 15th‚ 2013. Prof. Dr. Daniel Little Nursing Scenario I chose this scenario which is appropriate for the application of Kolcaba’s Comfort theory: You are a nurse on an inpatient oncology unit. Your patient is a 72-year-old competent male who has been told his cancer is terminal and that further treatment is unlikely to have any benefit. He accepts that and would like to explore hospice. However‚ his two adult children insist that he
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Stepping Out of the Comfort Zone Communications break boundaries and bring connections between people. In “Some Friends and I Started Talking: Conversation and Social Change‚” Margaret J. Wheatley describes communication as “a timeless and reliable way for humans to think together” (312). As human‚ communication is an essential need for everyday survival. It also brings people closer as they have a better understanding of each other through communication. For many cases‚ it takes people a lot
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The Fridge: A Blessing‚ or an Illusion of comfort? Before the age of the fridge‚ leftovers during the summer usually meant a waste of money and food‚ no matter how much was left over. After the fridge was invented‚ people who could afford such a device knew they were given a blessing that would not only save their money‚ but also cause them less stress- or at least they thought so. Does the fridge really give us all that we believe it provides? Or is the fridge just an illusion reflecting what
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England was the contrast between the city and the country. The people who lived in the city were as partial and loyal to their own environment as the people who were brought up in the countryside‚ and the two groups developed opinions about each other that were often based on bias and misunderstanding. Frances Burney’s novel Evelina presents a comparison of city life and country life from the point of view of city and country dwellers‚ showing how the country and the city were viewed differently by residents
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4. The Title “Recalled To life” symbolizes the reawakening of Mr. Lorry into the affairs of another country. When on the mail carriage‚ Mr. Lorry is sure to keep to himself‚ and not stir up any trouble. When he decides to finally get out of the carriage and meet with Jerry‚ he is cautious at first until he recognizes Jerry’s voice. Also‚ Lucie is “brought back to life” when she finds out her father is not dead. She no longer has the same quiet air that she had composed from the beginning‚ but instead
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Katharine Kolcaba: Comfort Theory Sarah SchlenvogtPresentation College In my nursing practice with long term care residents‚ I frequently care for dying residents. Instead of simply providing these patients with medication to ease the pain‚ I wanted to learn about ways to enhance the comfort of the dying patient and assist their beloved family throughout the difficult process. This desire led me to undertake a concept analysis of comfort. Through my research at the end of life‚ I discovered Katharine
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Comfort Care Theory Nightingale described comfort as first duty of nurses. Since then comfort theory is flourishing in nursing and medical field. The first article on comfort theory was published in 1994 (Oliveira‚ 2013). Katharine Kolcaba first published her book on comfort care in 2003. This theory has been published and accepted at many health care authorities (Kolcaba & Dimarco‚ 2005). Kolcaba defined comfort as “the immediate state of being strengthen through having the human needs for relief
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Too Close for Comfort When you think of marriage‚ usually one thinks of a couple coming together to begin a life and to start a family together. Generally speaking a married couple is also considered to be in a legal‚ religious and/or social agreement. As time has passed by the stereotypical marriage is not only for heterosexual couples‚ homosexual couples have been allowed to marry their partners. So how has marriage changed socially and how does it change individuals once they “tie the knot”? According
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Katherine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory Annette Hall St Joseph’s College of Maine Abstract Katherine Kolcaba’s Comfort Theory fits best with my philosophy of nursing and my current work environment. As a hospice nurse comfort is the top priority. The goal of hospice care is to provide comfort and dignity at the end of life. The technical term for comfort for health care is the immediate state of being strengthened by having the needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence addressed in the four context of
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Throughout nursing history‚ many nursing theorists have referred to comfort as a basic need for which nursing care is delivered. This simple concept of comfort‚ however‚ was never clearly defined. Comfort has many meanings and can be used in many different ways. Kolcaba’s comfort theory explains how a patient’s comfort exists in three forms –relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence (Kolcaba‚ 2003‚ p. 9). When a person’s specific needs are met or a specific discomfort is alleviated‚ for example receiving
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